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Journey Trilogy #2
Quest
Goodreads Choice Award
Nominee for Readers' Favorite Picture Books (2014)Aaron Becker, creator of Journey , a Caldecott Honor book, presents the next chapter in his stunning wordless fantasy.
A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than he is captured by hostile forces that whisk him back through the enchanted door. Just like that, the children are caught up in a quest to rescue the king and his kingdom from darkness, while illuminating the farthest reaches of their imagination. Colored markers in hand, they make their own way through the portal, under the sea, through a tropical paradise, over a perilous bridge, and high in the air with the help of a winged friend. Journey lovers will be thrilled to follow its characters on a new adventure threaded with familiar elements, while new fans will be swept into a visually captivating story that is even richer and more exhilarating than the first.
A king emerges from a hidden door in a city park, startling two children sheltering from the rain. No sooner does he push a map and some strange objects into their hands than he is captured by hostile forces that whisk him back through the enchanted door. Just like that, the children are caught up in a quest to rescue the king and his kingdom from darkness, while illuminating the farthest reaches of their imagination. Colored markers in hand, they make their own way through the portal, under the sea, through a tropical paradise, over a perilous bridge, and high in the air with the help of a winged friend. Journey lovers will be thrilled to follow its characters on a new adventure threaded with familiar elements, while new fans will be swept into a visually captivating story that is even richer and more exhilarating than the first.
40 pages, Hardcover
First published August 26, 2014
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About the author
Aaron Becker
13 books416 followersAaron Becker has worked as an artist for such film studios as Lucasfilm, Disney, and Pixar, where he helped define the look and feel of characters, stories, and the movies they become a part of. With Journey, he has created characters and worlds of his very own, using traditional materials and techniques. Aaron Becker lives in Amherst, Massachusetts, with his wife, daughter, and cat. This is his first book.
"I’ve made several memorable journeys in my lifetime. I’ve lived in rural Japan and East Africa and backpacked through the South Pacific and Sweden. But to this day, my favorite destination remains my imagination, where you can often find me drawing secret doorways and magic lanterns." — Aaron Becker
"I’ve made several memorable journeys in my lifetime. I’ve lived in rural Japan and East Africa and backpacked through the South Pacific and Sweden. But to this day, my favorite destination remains my imagination, where you can often find me drawing secret doorways and magic lanterns." — Aaron Becker
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October 11, 2019
Quest is the 2nd book in the series about the magic crayons in a fantastical world. This is wordless and the nephew still loves these books. Our two characters are hiding under a bridge in NYC while it’s raining outside when a king or someone of importance opens then door and gives them a map. He is then kidnapped and they follow him into this fantastical world on a Quest to find all the magic crayons.
The story moves at lightning speed, one page per kingdom. Of course, they are succesful. It’s a quick read of adventure and fun.
The nephew loved this and his story was absolutely wild. It was long for a book with no words. My nephew can talk. He thought this was a great story and he gave this 4 stars. He was happy with the story.
The story moves at lightning speed, one page per kingdom. Of course, they are succesful. It’s a quick read of adventure and fun.
The nephew loved this and his story was absolutely wild. It was long for a book with no words. My nephew can talk. He thought this was a great story and he gave this 4 stars. He was happy with the story.
April 14, 2017
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Quest by Aaron Becker is wordless picture book for children and the second in the Journey Trilogy.
The little adventurous girl is back and this time with a friend. After an encounter with a king, they will embark on another journey to unlock the mystery of a map with their magic markers in hand.
What will they discover? Follow along with the illustrations to find out if they can save the king.
We loved Quest just as much as the first in the trilogy. The illustrations were bright, detailed and just as whimsical as the first installment. It had a very pleasing end.
5*****
Quest by Aaron Becker is wordless picture book for children and the second in the Journey Trilogy.
The little adventurous girl is back and this time with a friend. After an encounter with a king, they will embark on another journey to unlock the mystery of a map with their magic markers in hand.
What will they discover? Follow along with the illustrations to find out if they can save the king.
We loved Quest just as much as the first in the trilogy. The illustrations were bright, detailed and just as whimsical as the first installment. It had a very pleasing end.
5*****
August 10, 2016
This brilliant second book in the trilogy is an explosion of color. Beautifully illustrated, every page offers more than meets the eye with some foreshadowing that children can excitedly identify. The last page my favorite, this entire book epitomizes a vast and glorious child's imagination. The best book in the series in my opinion, though all three are excellent. 5 stars.
April 29, 2015
It's raining, and the Girl with the Red Chalk and the Boy with the Purple Chalk stop riding their tandem bike to take shelter under a bridge.
Under the bridge is a door with a stylized squid over it. Very steampunk. A king emerges with his finger to his mouth, signalling the kids to stay quiet. He hands them a map with the locations of 6 colored pieces of chalk on it. Then the king is seized by the Japanese soldiers and dragged away.
The children immediately use their Chalk to create keys to open in the door into the Other Realm, only to find the kingdom on fire, being invaded and taken over by the Japanese soldiers. They know they must use the king's map to find all the colors of the rainbow.
They journey into an underwater kingdom, to the Mayan pyramids, and to an arctic Buddhist temple to find the colors they need to make a rainbow and save the kingdom.
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No words in this book. Beautiful illustrations and gorgeous use of colors.
Children can use their own imagination to create a story or dialogue if they want to. Parents will not be bored or annoyed with this book, it is quite captivating.
Great last page, very exciting.
Under the bridge is a door with a stylized squid over it. Very steampunk. A king emerges with his finger to his mouth, signalling the kids to stay quiet. He hands them a map with the locations of 6 colored pieces of chalk on it. Then the king is seized by the Japanese soldiers and dragged away.
The children immediately use their Chalk to create keys to open in the door into the Other Realm, only to find the kingdom on fire, being invaded and taken over by the Japanese soldiers. They know they must use the king's map to find all the colors of the rainbow.
They journey into an underwater kingdom, to the Mayan pyramids, and to an arctic Buddhist temple to find the colors they need to make a rainbow and save the kingdom.
...
No words in this book. Beautiful illustrations and gorgeous use of colors.
Children can use their own imagination to create a story or dialogue if they want to. Parents will not be bored or annoyed with this book, it is quite captivating.
Great last page, very exciting.
March 16, 2019
I love this series. This story has both kids suddenly approached, while in a park in their city, by the king of that fantastical land they've both travelled to. The king leaves them with a quest before he's captured. The kids head off, pursued closely by soldiers.
The drawings are great, and I love the way the kids drew what they needed at every stage of their search, whether underwater gear or keys.
The drawings are great, and I love the way the kids drew what they needed at every stage of their search, whether underwater gear or keys.
September 16, 2014
Quest did not, for me, recapture the magic of Journey. Where Journey was mysterious, engrossing, and quietly deep, Quest is frantic and needlessly complex. And the (totally cliche) magical-good-job-yay-rainbow at the end? I'm not feeling it, friends. Journey captured my imagination and earned my respect with its immaculate book design, jaw-dropping images, and well crafted page turns. Even if Quest is only a lackluster imitation, it's been done with artistic skill and a story that provides lots of opportunities for great discussion with kids age 3-8.
April 20, 2018
A lovely adventure of a girl with a magic pencil, has some of the magic, inventions and castles you might expect to find in Rupert Bear. Quite short, over in a flash, glad we have the next one to read.
August 23, 2016
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THIS BOOK IS JUST AS PERFECT AS THE FIRST ONE!
Sometimes when it comes to children books and series, the sequel is an utter disappointment because the first book may not necessarily need a sequel and the author simply wrote it for more money which is a disappointment and lack of imagination. For Aaron Becker this was not the case and this book is perfect as a sequel. By the time I reached the last page my imagination was all over the place wondering what happens next?
The sequel begins right away with the girl and boy exploring this fantasy world with their chalk. They are waiting for someone and when the magical door opens it is a King who has an orange chalk and a mysterious map. The guards take him away and he leaves behind his orange chalk. The readers discover that in separate locations around this fantasy world leaves a colored chalk and the kids need to retrieve it for the King and to save him.
That sounds easier said than done because somehow along their journey these same guards want to arrest the kids before they collect all the colors. I will leave the story here for now because the ending is beautiful and perfect! I did not see it coming and I have no clue where this series is heading come book #3.
The illustrations are beautiful and I cannot get enough of them. They feel so real and this book series could potentially be an animated film because at times as I'm reading my brain makes the illustrations come to life and instead of reading it feels like I am watching a cartoon. I applaud Aaron Becker for his hard work and attention to detail which is extremely important! I need book 3 in my hands and I want read it NOW! :D
THIS BOOK IS JUST AS PERFECT AS THE FIRST ONE!
Sometimes when it comes to children books and series, the sequel is an utter disappointment because the first book may not necessarily need a sequel and the author simply wrote it for more money which is a disappointment and lack of imagination. For Aaron Becker this was not the case and this book is perfect as a sequel. By the time I reached the last page my imagination was all over the place wondering what happens next?
The sequel begins right away with the girl and boy exploring this fantasy world with their chalk. They are waiting for someone and when the magical door opens it is a King who has an orange chalk and a mysterious map. The guards take him away and he leaves behind his orange chalk. The readers discover that in separate locations around this fantasy world leaves a colored chalk and the kids need to retrieve it for the King and to save him.
That sounds easier said than done because somehow along their journey these same guards want to arrest the kids before they collect all the colors. I will leave the story here for now because the ending is beautiful and perfect! I did not see it coming and I have no clue where this series is heading come book #3.
The illustrations are beautiful and I cannot get enough of them. They feel so real and this book series could potentially be an animated film because at times as I'm reading my brain makes the illustrations come to life and instead of reading it feels like I am watching a cartoon. I applaud Aaron Becker for his hard work and attention to detail which is extremely important! I need book 3 in my hands and I want read it NOW! :D
January 3, 2018
Thanks to the kindness of a Goodreader liking my review of
Journey
, I was reminded that I had not tracked down the rest of the trilogy. Thanks to the excellence of my library, all three books were close to hand. A perfect reading experience for New Year's Day!
This is very much the middle beat in the trilogy. The story is not as strong as the first book, and lacks some of the emotional maturity that will come into its own in the third book. Nonetheless, totally five stars for the art, and the successful capture of children at play. The quest itself is pretty odd and bland, but the kids draw their way into and out of every scrape, and just when they think they're OK? Oh, no! The bad guys! And then they draw their way out again. I just remember so many stories I wrote exactly this way when I was that age, and Becker captures it perfectly.
Also, giant squid:
This is very much the middle beat in the trilogy. The story is not as strong as the first book, and lacks some of the emotional maturity that will come into its own in the third book. Nonetheless, totally five stars for the art, and the successful capture of children at play. The quest itself is pretty odd and bland, but the kids draw their way into and out of every scrape, and just when they think they're OK? Oh, no! The bad guys! And then they draw their way out again. I just remember so many stories I wrote exactly this way when I was that age, and Becker captures it perfectly.
Also, giant squid:
January 31, 2015
This sounds weird to say about a wordless picture book, but I wish I'd re"read" Journey before getting this. I *think* she metthe boy she is playing with near the end of Journey but I can't recall for sure.
Journey was a little more wildly imaginative but Quest has more plot.
Journey was a little more wildly imaginative but Quest has more plot.
April 22, 2019
Δείτε επίσης και στο Chill and read
Ο Aaron Becker επιστρέφει στις μικρές βιβλιοθήκες μας με το δεύτερο βιβλίο της χωρίς λόγια τριλογίας του με τίτλο «Αναζήτηση». Όπως και στο πρώτο βιβλίο το «Ταξίδι», η εικόνα κυριαρχεί και δεν υπάρχουν λόγια να τη συνοδέψουν. Ο αναγνώστης δίνει τη φωνή στην ιστορία μέσα στην οποία παρασύρεται από την πρώτη σελίδα.
Αυτή τη φορά, η μικρή μας φίλη δεν είναι μόνη της. Πέρα από την κόκκινη κιμωλία έχει πλέον παρέα και το αγόρι που γνώρισε στο τέλος του προηγούμενου βιβλίου, τον κάτοχο της μοβ κιμωλίας. Οι δυο τους, με το ποδήλατο που ζωγράφισαν στο προηγούμενο βιβλίο θα ξεκινήσουν να πάνε μια βόλτα. όμως μια ξαφνική νεροποντή, θα τους ακινητοποιήσει και θα βρουν καταφύγιο κάτω από μια γέφυρα. Εκεί θα συναντήσουν τον πορτοκαλί βασιλιά, που θα ζητήσει τη βοήθειά τους. Με εφόδια τις κιμωλίες που ήδη έχουν, την πορτοκαλί κιμωλία αλλά και ένα χάρτη που τους έδωσε ο πορτοκαλί βασιλιάς, τα δυο παιδιά θα ξεκινήσουν ένα νέο ταξίδι. Θα πρέπει να αναζητήσουν κάθε σημείο του χάρτη και εκεί να βρουν και μια νέα κιμωλία διαφορετικού χρώματος κάθε φορά.
Η αναζήτηση αυτή θα τους οδηγήσει σε μια περιπέτεια μέσα από το κάστρο που γνωρίζουν ήδη από το προηγούμενο βιβλίο και τις ιπτάμενες πολεμικές μηχανές που το απειλούν, μέσα από πόλεις βυθισμένες στο νερό, μέσα από αρχαίες πόλεις των μάγια, κρεμαστές γέφυρες της ζούγκλας και αγάλματα του βούδα ώσπου να φτάσουν στο τέλος της αναζήτησής τους και να νικήσουν το κακό, σκορπώντας παντού το φως και τα χρώματα που λάμπουν στο ουράνιο τόξο που σχηματίζουν όλες οι κιμωλίες μαζί.
Είναι περισσότερα πλέον αυτά που συμβαίνουν στο δεύτερο βιβλίο, με την περιπέτεια και τη δράση να χτυπάνε κόκκινο καθώς οι δύο φίλοι σκέφτονται γρήγορα και σχεδιάζουν τα μέσα για να αποφύγουν τους κινδύνους που τους απειλούν αλλά και τον τρόπο με τον οποίο θα φτάσουν στον επόμενο σταθμό του χάρτη. Η ροή της ιστορίας κρατάει αμείωτο το ενδιαφέρον από την αρχή μέχρι το τέλος και τα παιδιά ενθουσιάζονται που το μοβ πουλί παραμένει και στο δεύτερο βιβλίο και είναι και πάλι το κλειδί στην επιτυχία της αποστολής των δύο φίλων. Ανυπομονούμε πλέον για το τρίτο βιβλίο που θα κλείσει την τριλογία.
Ο Aaron Becker επιστρέφει στις μικρές βιβλιοθήκες μας με το δεύτερο βιβλίο της χωρίς λόγια τριλογίας του με τίτλο «Αναζήτηση». Όπως και στο πρώτο βιβλίο το «Ταξίδι», η εικόνα κυριαρχεί και δεν υπάρχουν λόγια να τη συνοδέψουν. Ο αναγνώστης δίνει τη φωνή στην ιστορία μέσα στην οποία παρασύρεται από την πρώτη σελίδα.
Αυτή τη φορά, η μικρή μας φίλη δεν είναι μόνη της. Πέρα από την κόκκινη κιμωλία έχει πλέον παρέα και το αγόρι που γνώρισε στο τέλος του προηγούμενου βιβλίου, τον κάτοχο της μοβ κιμωλίας. Οι δυο τους, με το ποδήλατο που ζωγράφισαν στο προηγούμενο βιβλίο θα ξεκινήσουν να πάνε μια βόλτα. όμως μια ξαφνική νεροποντή, θα τους ακινητοποιήσει και θα βρουν καταφύγιο κάτω από μια γέφυρα. Εκεί θα συναντήσουν τον πορτοκαλί βασιλιά, που θα ζητήσει τη βοήθειά τους. Με εφόδια τις κιμωλίες που ήδη έχουν, την πορτοκαλί κιμωλία αλλά και ένα χάρτη που τους έδωσε ο πορτοκαλί βασιλιάς, τα δυο παιδιά θα ξεκινήσουν ένα νέο ταξίδι. Θα πρέπει να αναζητήσουν κάθε σημείο του χάρτη και εκεί να βρουν και μια νέα κιμωλία διαφορετικού χρώματος κάθε φορά.
Η αναζήτηση αυτή θα τους οδηγήσει σε μια περιπέτεια μέσα από το κάστρο που γνωρίζουν ήδη από το προηγούμενο βιβλίο και τις ιπτάμενες πολεμικές μηχανές που το απειλούν, μέσα από πόλεις βυθισμένες στο νερό, μέσα από αρχαίες πόλεις των μάγια, κρεμαστές γέφυρες της ζούγκλας και αγάλματα του βούδα ώσπου να φτάσουν στο τέλος της αναζήτησής τους και να νικήσουν το κακό, σκορπώντας παντού το φως και τα χρώματα που λάμπουν στο ουράνιο τόξο που σχηματίζουν όλες οι κιμωλίες μαζί.
Είναι περισσότερα πλέον αυτά που συμβαίνουν στο δεύτερο βιβλίο, με την περιπέτεια και τη δράση να χτυπάνε κόκκινο καθώς οι δύο φίλοι σκέφτονται γρήγορα και σχεδιάζουν τα μέσα για να αποφύγουν τους κινδύνους που τους απειλούν αλλά και τον τρόπο με τον οποίο θα φτάσουν στον επόμενο σταθμό του χάρτη. Η ροή της ιστορίας κρατάει αμείωτο το ενδιαφέρον από την αρχή μέχρι το τέλος και τα παιδιά ενθουσιάζονται που το μοβ πουλί παραμένει και στο δεύτερο βιβλίο και είναι και πάλι το κλειδί στην επιτυχία της αποστολής των δύο φίλων. Ανυπομονούμε πλέον για το τρίτο βιβλίο που θα κλείσει την τριλογία.
March 14, 2019
Opening just at the moment when
Journey
ended, as the girl with the magic red marker emerges back into her own world, meeting a young boy with a magic purple marker, Quest follows the duo as they embark on a second adventure in the enchanted parallel realm featured in the first book. When a king briefly appears and gives them a map, before being captured by menacing soldiers who drag him back into his own world, the girl and boy use their markers to open magical portals and follow him. Pursued by soldiers themselves, they use the map to track down more magical markers, eventually creating a rainbow and liberating the king...
Like its predecessor, Quest is a marvelously involving story, one which relies entirely upon the artwork to further the narrative. Expressive, colorful, and wonderfully imaginative, the illustrations are more than enough to keep the reader engaged. I was struck by the diverse architectural styles evident in the buildings the children visit in the parallel world. The Greek underwater temple - my personal favorite, of the locales visited - the royal city, with its western and eastern European influences, the Mayan-style temple, the vaguely Buddhist shrine: all are part of the quest. Recommended to anyone who enjoys wordless picture-books, or read Journey !
Like its predecessor, Quest is a marvelously involving story, one which relies entirely upon the artwork to further the narrative. Expressive, colorful, and wonderfully imaginative, the illustrations are more than enough to keep the reader engaged. I was struck by the diverse architectural styles evident in the buildings the children visit in the parallel world. The Greek underwater temple - my personal favorite, of the locales visited - the royal city, with its western and eastern European influences, the Mayan-style temple, the vaguely Buddhist shrine: all are part of the quest. Recommended to anyone who enjoys wordless picture-books, or read Journey !
September 19, 2014
This is the sequel to JOURNEY, a wordless picture book that is just as creative and fantastic as Journey. Having children follow this tale drawn in detailed illustrations is part of the fun. Telling the tale is a great exercise using verbal imagination too. I recommend having both of Becker's books on your bookshelf. Every time you look at the pictures you see something different. I'm sure he'll have additional books like Quest and Journey to keep adults and children into these fantasy-like stories.
January 31, 2017
OH MY GOODNESS READ THIS BOOK!!!! Epic!!! The gorgeous use of colors causes the illustrations to leap off of the page and into your imagination. The adventure is epic and grand! Read this. And the others in the series. Read them!
August 26, 2014
A gorgeous follow-up to Journey. Now, where can I get some of those crayons?
November 5, 2014
Journey, part II. Wordless kid book, illustrated beautifully, not that much of an advance over Journey, but I loved that book, so was eager to get into the world again with Becker. What world? A world of sort of medieval, anything goes fantasy, with beauty, wonder, creativity… fostering creativity in kids as the two main kid characters problem-solve themselves out of scrapes with (ala Harold and the Purple Crayon) special colored crayons. Cool stuff, gorgeously done. You have kids? Gotta look at these two books, for sure.
December 15, 2014
This picture book without words needs to be explored slowly, with time for savouring and wondering and discovering. It needs to be read at close range, going forwards and backwards and then forwards again.
The colours illuminate the darkness of the world, a touch of excitement in the drabness. Children will enjoy guessing what the illustrations will become as they turn the page, and the fanciful ideas may set a child's own imagination soaring.
It could work as wonderful inspiration for a similar imaginative activity.
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The colours illuminate the darkness of the world, a touch of excitement in the drabness. Children will enjoy guessing what the illustrations will become as they turn the page, and the fanciful ideas may set a child's own imagination soaring.
It could work as wonderful inspiration for a similar imaginative activity.
www.GoodReadingGuide.com
September 17, 2014
From the author that gave us the wonderfully "wordless" Journey comes Quest. The saga continues with another wordless adventure and the excitement that ensues. I really did like the book. The pictures just tell a wonderful story and it is so easy to get lost in this world. This book is a great addition to any library.
August 22, 2017
Thinking I really should have looked through #1 first but regardless this is a really cool book. I could see this being a fun series for kids who like making up their own stories!
December 21, 2017
The crayon adventure continues and now she has a friend.
December 20, 2017
This series is an imagination explosion. Loved these wordless, illustration based stories. ❤️
May 25, 2025
چاپ توسط نشر میچکا تحت عنوان «ماجراجویی». داستان به زیباترین شکل با همراهی یک شخصیت پسر ادامه پیدا میکند. عاشق معصومیتِ کودکانهی داستان شدم. یعنی هیچوقت در این داستان پرفراز و نشیب، بچهها با مدادشمعیشان نیزه و تیر و کمان نساختند، بلکه ققنوس و رنگینکمان ساختند.
March 3, 2017
Quest is a fantasy/adventure book, just like Journey, of a girl and boy who once again venture off into an unknown world to find themselves faced with trying to rescue different colored markers to complete a map they were given by a king. This book aims towards both primary and intermediate grade levels. I believe that while primary grade levels will find the pictures within the book fascinating and understand they are on a mission, intermediate grade levels will be able to appreciate the actions and meaning of the book.
Text-to-Self: Quest reminded me of playing fictional games with my friends or cousins when I was young. My friends or family members and I would make up games about need to rescue someone or something that was trapped somewhere without being caught be villains or a trap. This relates to Quest well, as the girl and boy are constantly on the run from knights while they are trying to capture all the missing markers.
Text-to-Text: I thought of several of the Harry Potter books while reading this wordless book. The girl and boy have several missions to rescue markers throughout this new world they are in, and in the middle of each mission they must defeat or escape the knights chasing after them and the markers. In the Harry Potter series – Harry Potter and the Sorcer of Stone to be more specific – Harry, Ron and Hermione are constantly escaping Snape, a professor, creature, or object so that they can save or protect someone or something important.
Text-to-World: I believe this book could relate to students in a classroom that are given an activity on problem solving. For example, during a science experiment where students have to stop a test from exploding, students will have to work together quickly to solve how to stop it. Quest demonstrates two children who have to face challenges and overcome them by quick problem solving skills.
Text-to-Self: Quest reminded me of playing fictional games with my friends or cousins when I was young. My friends or family members and I would make up games about need to rescue someone or something that was trapped somewhere without being caught be villains or a trap. This relates to Quest well, as the girl and boy are constantly on the run from knights while they are trying to capture all the missing markers.
Text-to-Text: I thought of several of the Harry Potter books while reading this wordless book. The girl and boy have several missions to rescue markers throughout this new world they are in, and in the middle of each mission they must defeat or escape the knights chasing after them and the markers. In the Harry Potter series – Harry Potter and the Sorcer of Stone to be more specific – Harry, Ron and Hermione are constantly escaping Snape, a professor, creature, or object so that they can save or protect someone or something important.
Text-to-World: I believe this book could relate to students in a classroom that are given an activity on problem solving. For example, during a science experiment where students have to stop a test from exploding, students will have to work together quickly to solve how to stop it. Quest demonstrates two children who have to face challenges and overcome them by quick problem solving skills.
April 4, 2016
This is a sequel. This may seem odd in a children's picture book, one even without words, but yet you do want to read Journey first.
For one thing, then you will know why on the title page there are a boy with a purple crayon or chalk or something, and a girl with a red one, on a two-person bicycle, with a purple bird flying along through a drab cityscape -- where it's starting to rain. They go under a bridge, where there's a door.
A king burst out of it. He has a yellow one, and a map, which he barely manages to give them before soldiers haul him off. And shut the door.
But our children quickly draw a red and a purple key, since it has two locks, and set forth. . .
Amazing what can be done without words.
For one thing, then you will know why on the title page there are a boy with a purple crayon or chalk or something, and a girl with a red one, on a two-person bicycle, with a purple bird flying along through a drab cityscape -- where it's starting to rain. They go under a bridge, where there's a door.
A king burst out of it. He has a yellow one, and a map, which he barely manages to give them before soldiers haul him off. And shut the door.
But our children quickly draw a red and a purple key, since it has two locks, and set forth. . .
Amazing what can be done without words.
October 15, 2016
This story - although it can stand alone - is a true continuation from the first book Journey and it leads you right into another fantastic adventure following the two new friends as they find another friend with magical chalk and begin a quest to save them all.
Books that make your kids make up the story in their own words are great for their imaginations and language skills. This one will really fire up their imaginations as they get into all sorts of exotic locations and even get to fly on some fun stuff!
Books that make your kids make up the story in their own words are great for their imaginations and language skills. This one will really fire up their imaginations as they get into all sorts of exotic locations and even get to fly on some fun stuff!
December 28, 2015
This wordless picture book is a sequel to JOURNEY, and I'd recommend "reading" that one first.
In this story, a boy and a a girl are sheltering under a bridge, when a door bursts open. A king emerges, hands them some a map, and other artifacts, then he is immediately hauled away by soldiers before they can talk to him. What happens next is a flight of fantasy, and while the art is lovely, I did not like this story as much. There was not the sense of magic, mystery, and adventure as in the first book.
In this story, a boy and a a girl are sheltering under a bridge, when a door bursts open. A king emerges, hands them some a map, and other artifacts, then he is immediately hauled away by soldiers before they can talk to him. What happens next is a flight of fantasy, and while the art is lovely, I did not like this story as much. There was not the sense of magic, mystery, and adventure as in the first book.
October 15, 2016
Upon first read of the book I was unsure of what to make after having such high expectations from Becker's first book 'Journey'. Once reading the book again I was able to enjoy the depth and scope that the book provides and could only begin to imagine how this could reach into children's imaginations. This book has many cross curricular links as children could foreshadow and explore what may happen on every page. Alongside this, the colourful illustrations which Becker provides us with will lead to endless opportunities within the classroom!!
August 26, 2014
Just like Journey, one read of this amazing wordless picture book is not enough. I love that the story continues and I love that this story is different from the first one. While keeping characters and of course, the special drawing tools.
The book jacket says that this is the second in the trilogy - I didn't know it was going to be three parts! Excited to learn there will be another one coming!
The book jacket says that this is the second in the trilogy - I didn't know it was going to be three parts! Excited to learn there will be another one coming!
November 5, 2017
Wow. This was incredible, especially having just read Journey (which I had to reread after Quest to pick up on the overarching story I had completely missed). I loved every spread of this book. Loved the story. Loved the ideas and creativeness. Particularly loved the idea that the different colours were used for different things (e.g. purple for drawing animals, red for transport etc.). Amazing. On to "Return"...
March 18, 2015
In this wordless picture book, two children are sent on a quest by a king/artist figure to gather pencils/chalks/crayons that are the different colours of the rainbow. They use the red and violet chalks they have to draw items that help them solve the problems they encounter along the way.
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